He needs to look menacing. I really don't care how they achieve that, but I would prefer they keep some traditional aspects of the character. It does not need to be slavishly devoted to that look, but he should be recognizable as Darkseid.

Apparently Michigan's shooting budget is $131 M. Given this will be only Gotham's scenes, I imagine a budget of $250 -300 M is now guaranteed. Add in a P&R Budget that will approach $200 M (Avengers had a marketing budget of $175 M) and we're looking at a film that needs to make $800-900 M to see a penny of profit.

Avengers allegedly needed to clear $1.1 Billion to see profit after legit production costs ($300 M) P&A ($175 M) and Downey's % cut off the back end ($75 M). If the costs are indeed comparable, slight growth for Batman/ Superman is not on the table.

Apparently Michigan's shooting budget is $131 M. Given this will be only Gotham's scenes, I imagine a budget of $250 -300 M is now guaranteed. Add in a P&R Budget that will approach $200 M (Avengers had a marketing budget of $175 M) and we're looking at a film that needs to make $800-900 M to see a penny of profit.

Avengers allegedly needed to clear $1.1 Billion to see profit after legit production costs ($300 M) P&A ($175 M) and Downey's % cut off the back end ($75 M).

BvS budget will atleast be more than a solo film. Well the last 2 DC solo films cost 250 million (TDKR) and 225 million (MOS) respectively, so I am thinking atleast 270 or maybe even 300 million might be the budget.

By the way, Avengers official budget is 220 million. Where are you getting 300 million from?

BvS budget will atleast be more than a solo film. Well the last 2 DC solo films cost 250 million (TDKR) and 225 million (MOS) respectively, so I am thinking atleast 270 or maybe even 300 million might be the budget.

By the way, Avengers official budget is 220 million. Where are you getting 300 million from?

The official trading card series + Variety listed $300 M. It was leaked mid shoot that the film cost "At least $260 M."

A lot of budgets are fudged to placate shareholders. Watch Iron Man 2 and then watch Avengers, and tell me that Avengers only has a $20 M budget increase. The presence of The Hulk alone would add another $20 M.

The official trading card series + Variety listed $300 M. It was leaked mid shoot that the film cost "At least $260 M."

A lot of budgets are fudged to placate shareholders. Watch Iron Man 2 and then watch Avengers, and tell me that Avengers only has a $20 M budget increase. The presence of The Hulk alone would add another $20 M.

Well the budget during shooting and after the books are closed can look very different. There are a lot of rebates and stuff that happen after the fact that bring down the budget. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=avengers11.htm
Mojo reports it as 220 and their numbers are usually very accurate.

And I would say that frankly Avengers doesn't look like a particularly expensive film. I love it, but there are only two major CGI components - the hell carrier and stuff taking place around it and in it and the battle for New York.

The CGI in that movie is not as copious. What we see in that movie is seen even in Transformers movies. I think the majority of the budget must have gone is negotiating with the all star cast.

MOS at 225, looks like a much much much more expensive film than Avengers.

Apparently Michigan's shooting budget is $131 M. Given this will be only Gotham's scenes, I imagine a budget of $250 -300 M is now guaranteed. Add in a P&R Budget that will approach $200 M (Avengers had a marketing budget of $175 M) and we're looking at a film that needs to make $800-900 M to see a penny of profit.

Avengers allegedly needed to clear $1.1 Billion to see profit after legit production costs ($300 M) P&A ($175 M) and Downey's % cut off the back end ($75 M). If the costs are indeed comparable, slight growth for Batman/ Superman is not on the table.

2. Marketing budgets are largely funny money, and the home of most of the creative accounting. They aren't nothing, but a *lot* of the money spent on marketing is not actual money. Its stuff like IP usage rights.

if the budget is indeed as rumour said as 131M; a WW box office of 400M is a success to me.

I think the article meant that they'll have $131 to use JUST for the stuff that they're filming in Michigan. They definitely have a larger budget then that. No way they go from having had $225 million for MOS to $131 for the sequel.